What was found
A CRACK 4.5 INCH LONG WAS FOUND ON THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AFT DOOR FORWARD HINGE FRAME. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CRACK IAW REA D853-40280MR.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2001
- Submitted
- April 18, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N814AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863F
- Aircraft serial
- 46041
- Aircraft time
- 85,679 hours, 26,361 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 561560441
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 85,679 hours, 26,361 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.